PNP Region 6 Director Cesar Binag briefs the policemen and other members of Joint Task Force Boracay about the security and rehabilitation. pic.twitter.com/HkU15Azo7V

— Kevin Manalo (@Kev_Manalo) April 22, 2018

BORACAY - Police officers are gearing up for the 6-month closure of this island beginning Thursday.

Supt. Cesar Binag, Western Visayas police chief, said a 630-member strong Joint Task Force Boracay was tapped to secure Boracay as the island undergoes massive cleanup and rehabilitation.

Binag said members of the task force come from the regional police, supported by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Fire Protection, and civic groups.

More than a hundred policemen, Philippine Army personnel, volunteers express camaraderie in a boodle fight. pic.twitter.com/10xFu28B2Q

— Kevin Manalo (@Kev_Manalo) April 22, 2018

Meanwhile, the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Department of Tourism, along with the police and the local officials will walk through the security protocols in Boracay on Monday.

From Caticlan Jetty Port, they will put up a command and action center that will check and validate those who wish to enter Boracay.

Residents, workers, members of the rehabilitation team, and the media will have to go through this single entry and exit point in Caticlan Jetty Port before proceeding to the island.